Be a Tiger - Woods, that Is!

As of the time this post is written, Tiger Woods has won 12 majors, which is well ahead of the pace set by his idol Jack Nicklaus.

The Golden Bear has won 18 majors. That's the all-time record for professional golfers - and breaking that record has been Tiger's goal since before he even joined the PGA. There's little doubt he'll accomplish - and surpass - his goal. Along the way, he's amassed a warehouse of trophies.

To become successful, it's helpful to use the techniques of those who have achieved success. As such, there are many things job seekers can learn from Tiger.

Share your goal. Stating a lofty goal may make you sound brash, but sharing it will help get people to buy into it. Before he got his tour card, Tiger stated that he wanted to break Jack's record of most wins in a major. Some people scoffed at the skinny phenom. Until they saw him drive for 300 yards and watched him rattle off a couple wins. Any doubt that remained evaporated when he scorched Augusta National for a final score of -18 and his first major win.

13-0. Tiger Woods has never lost a tournament when taking the lead into the final round. Once he has the lead, it's a safe bet he'll keep it. He maintains his determination so well that he intimidates his rivals. Many of his competitors, in fact, seem to give up when he's making a surge.

Practice. How do you get to The Met? The same way you get to The Masters: practice. The amount of practice Tiger puts in is legendary. He'll occasionally change his swing, which will put him into a temporary slump, thus allowing other golfers the chance to win tournaments. But once he masters (pardon the pun) his new swing, he again resurfaces as the most dominant athlete on tour. Perfection doesn't come quick, but it does come. And it comes with practice.

Laser focus. Sometimes Tiger appears >GASP!< human. He'll miss fairways and leave tough lies to hit from. In fact, on one spectacularly errant shot during the 2006 Bridgestone Invitational, his shot went way, way right - bouncing off the blacktop and onto the clubhouse! He took a bogey for the hole (instead of a double or triple bogey). How? He kept the goal - getting the ball in the cup - in mind. He kept his focus and didn't allow his mistake to rattle him for long.

Expect success. During the 2006 Bridgestone, Tiger got the lead, then lost it. And then he got it back. He fully expected to acquire the lead. He expects a lot from himself - and for good reason: he's won so often that it has become a habit for him. Whereas others on tour expect to make the cut, or finish in the top twenty, Tiger expects to hoist another trophy every time he plays.

IN A NUTSHELL: Model Tiger Woods by sharing your goals, being determined, practicing, maintaining focus and expecting success.